who owns arsenal

Ownership of Arsenal F.C. The ownership of Arsenal Football Club is considerably different from that of other clubs in English football. It is owned by a parent company, Arsenal Holdings plc, which has relatively few shares which are infrequently traded.

Arsenal FC owned by a parent company, Arsenal Holdings plc, which has relatively few shares which are infrequently traded. Historically, the club has been owned by descendants of the Bracewell-Smith and Hill-Wood families, but since 2007 the club has attracted outside interest and two rival tycoons have acquired significant share holdings.

The largest block of Arsenal shares held these days – indeed the largest number and percentage ever held by one person or organisation – is the 41,721 (67.05%) held by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. KSE UK is wholly owned by Mr Enos Stanley Kroenke.

Kroenke is also the largest shareholder of English football club Arsenal. Kroenke is named after St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial. His wife, Ann Walton Kroenke, is the daughter of Walmart co-founder James Walton. Kroenke was estimated to be worth $US 8 billion by Forbes in 2016.

2007-06-24 · Best Answer: Ownership and finances Arsenal's parent company, Arsenal Holdings plc, operates as a non-quoted public limited company. Arsenal's ownership is considerably different from that of other football clubs.